Żegocina

Żegocina is a village and sołectwo in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Żegocina.

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Settlement.name: Żegocina
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Kościół parafialny p.w. św. Mikołaja Biskupa w Żegocinie 01.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Saint Nicholas Church
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bochnia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Żegocina

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Żegocina is a village and sołectwo in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Żegocina.

==Origins== The settlement was founded by Wierzbięta in the 12th century. A church was established in 1293 by the knight Zbigniew Żegota, of the clan Topór.